Talking pictures : how they are made and how to appreciate them (1937)

Record Details:

Title:
Talking pictures : how they are made and how to appreciate them
Date:
1937
Publisher:
London : E. & F. N. Spon, Ltd.
Volume:
Talking pictures : how they are made and how to appreciate them
Leaf #:
000365
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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Glossary Mixer: See Monitor. Monitor : Sound recording engineer responsible for recording. Mon-tage' : A series of quick dissolves or "wipes" of various pertinent scenes that dramatize in a few seconds a number of different related episodes building toward a certain dramatic point. Motion picture: The representation of an object or objects by the rapid presentation of a series of pictures showing the object at successive but definitely separate intervals. Motioyi picture projector: A device for projecting motion pictures, preferably to a plain, white, blank surface. Motor boating: See frame-line noise. Movies: Slang diminutive for motion pictures. Mug shot: Slang studio term for "close-up." Negative: Processed photographic material, commonly film, in which the values of light and shade existing in the original object are reversed. Xitrate film: Photographic film, the base of which is composed mainly of cellulose nitrate; the most common form of motion picture film. One sheet: Basic unit of billboard advertising, whether it be for motion picture attractions, automobiles, or foodstuffs. See poster for combinations in which "one sheet" appears. Operative camerman : Photographic technician who physically operates a motion picture camera on a set. Optical disk: A disk of optical glass which, placed before the camera lens, diffuses the sharp outlines of an image. Optical glass: Special form of fine glass, particularly suited for the making of eyeglass or camera lenses. [315J